| Course title | Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health |
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| Course code | KZU/ZEZBN |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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1. Medical Terminology 2. Health Status of the Czech Population 3. Epidemiological Methodology and Evidence-Based Medicine 4. Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases 5. Epidemiology of Cancers 6. Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases 7. General Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 8. Trends in the Incidence of Infectious Diseases in the Czech Republic 9. Epidemiology of AIDS 10. Epidemiology of Influenza 11. Measures to Prevent the Spread of Infectious Diseases 12. Risks of Bioterrorism 13. Final Meeting, Evaluation
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture |
| Learning outcomes |
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The listener will be familiar with basic medical terminology, with which she would encounter in their work and with the general principles of the most important infectious and non-infectious diseases in the Czech Republic, including a review of precautionary measures to avoid or reduce their occurrence.
The student will be acquiaintanced with the elementary health terminology and will be prepared for the following specialization. |
| Prerequisites |
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interest in health - social journalism
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam, Essay
Prerequisite for the granting of credit is in addition to participation in a seminar paper thematically relevant text and compensatory passed the final text. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2019) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2019) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2025) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2026) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2025) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Journalism (2019) | Category: Journalism, library science and informatics | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |